Sky Force first review out: Akshay Kumar, Veer Pahariya film is 'classy vintage patriotic movie'

Headlined by Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahariya in his acting debut, the action thriller Sky Force is set to release in cinemas this Friday on January 24, ahead of the Republic Day on Sunday. The film, which sees Akshay and Veer playing Indian Air Force officers, also stars Sara Ali Khan, Nimrat Kaur, and Sharad Kelkar in pivotal roles.

A few days before its release, a portal named Always Bollywood shared the review of Sky Force on its X (formerly Twitter) account. It wrote, "Just finished watching Sky Force (Censor Copy)...A classy vintage patriotic movie. Movie run time: 125 Minutes." The portal did not specify how their reviewer managed to watch the censor copy of the film ahead of its release.

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Just finished watching #Skyforce (Censor Copy) ... A classy vintage patriotic movie ...

Movie run time: 125 Minutes..

Our full #SkyForceReview will be out soon...#AkshayKumar pic.twitter.com/9fgRtAHHsO

— Always Bollywood (@AlwaysBollywood) January 16, 2025

Marking Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani's directorial debuts, Sky Force is based on India's retaliatory attack on the Sargodha airbase of Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965, described as India's first and deadliest airstrike. The film is bankrolled by Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik under Maddock Films, and Jyoti Deshpande under Jio Studios.

Sky Force will clash at the box office with the animated film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, which is finally releasing in India after 32 years. It premiered at the 24th International Film Festival of India in New Delhi in 1993, but didn't get a wider release in the nation because it got embroiled in the controversy with the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical drama Padmaavat also re-releases on January 24. The 2018 film saw Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, and Ranveer Singh portraying the characters of Padmavati, Ratan Singh, and Alauddin Khilji, respectively. Padmaavat earned Rs 302 crore net in India and grossed Rs 585 crore worldwide.